Bush started with a $128 billion surplus and ended with a $1.4 trillion deficit.

What has happened since then?

Lowest spending increases since Eisenhower30 month private sector growth35% of companies are now hiringRecord corporate profits and Wall Street values - They are sitting on $3.6 trillion in cashMore millionaires and billionaires every yearLowest REAL tax rates on the rich since 1928Household debt reduced by 1/2 billionGas prices peaked $4.12 under Bush

Obama has proposed $4 trillion in additional debt reduction but Republicans blocked it.Romney has said military spending is off-limits for cutting ($683.7 billion in 2010)

But there's an 8% unemployment rate, right? That's in a large part due to the 700,000 government jobs being cut including states cutting 230,000 teachers and 130,000 police/responders.

7.5 million jobs were lost in 2008 and 2009. Expecting a quick recover is irrational. If you look at history, Democratic presidents have always created jobs at a faster rate than Republicans.2.8 millions jobs have been created in the last 18 months.

Corporations and the 1% are sitting on $3.6 trillion in cash.Wages and household income continues to drop in spite of record corporate profits. Think we need a little "trickle down"?

The Republicans are peddling the wrong kind of capitalism. It's time to divest from Wall Street and the finance markets. It's time to get back to middle class and manufacturing. As long as we let the finance sector dominate our economy, it's just a matter of time before our society collapses.

Bush started with a $128 billion surplus and ended with a $1.4 trillion deficit.What has happened since then?Lowest spending increases since Eisenhower30 month private sector growth35% of companies are now hiringRecord corporate profits and Wall Street values - They are sitting on $3.6 trillion in cashMore millionaires and billionaires every yearLowest REAL tax rates on the rich since 1928Household debt reduced by 1/2 billionGas prices peaked $4.12 under BushObama has proposed $4 trillion in additional debt reduction but Republicans blocked it.Romney has said military spending is off-limits for cutting ($683.7 billion in 2010)But there's an 8% unemployment rate, right? That's in a large part due to the 700,000 government jobs being cut including states cutting 230,000 teachers and 130,000 police/responders.7.5 million jobs were lost in 2008 and 2009. Expecting a quick recover is irrational. If you look at history, Democratic presidents have always created jobs at a faster rate than Republicans.2.8 millions jobs have been created in the last 18 months.Corporations and the 1% are sitting on $3.6 trillion in cash.Wages and household income continues to drop in spite of record corporate profits. Think we need a little "trickle down"?The Republicans are peddling the wrong kind of capitalism. It's time to divest from Wall Street and the finance markets. It's time to get back to middle class and manufacturing. As long as we let the finance sector dominate our economy, it's just a matter of time before our society collapses.

Well Hibiscus you have made a lot of points. None that are seeming to catch the "undecided" voters attention apparently as they are leaning to vote Romney. What they are seeing is the BIG picture. 1 in 7 people are on food stamps.(Highest number ever) Unemployment has NEVER remained above 8 percent for as long as it has since the 2008 election. No one should be ordered to pay a health insurance premium when it is GIVEN to illegal immigrants and people that just don't want to work. Sorry but people are fed up! Period.

Cindy, get your head out of your rear. They ain't coming here just to enjoy the climate!The workers at these government agencies can & will do anything they want. I've seen people be denied aid when they really needed it but then given to some worthless dead beat...

So, you are saying that illegal immigrants are receiving government help without a social security number. Don't think so. Just another lie.

The polls are neck and neck. Romney trailed by six percent across the board just two weeks ago. The Democrats just can't stand to see the election slipping away and its still August. Can you imagine the lead come Nov. 6th?

The polls are neck and neck. Romney trailed by six percent across the board just two weeks ago. The Democrats just can't stand to see the election slipping away and its still August. Can you imagine the lead come Nov. 6th?

People like Romney and his wife. They are the All American Family. He is a successful businessman and lots of people are just jealous.He (and Ryan) are just what we need, along with a GOP majority in both Houses!

I don't care if they're Martian. Right now we need change- and not the kind Obama is giving us. A person's religion means nothing to me. For those liberals who seem to be worked up over it, why weren't you worried when Obama was attending Rev Wright's Church for 20 years? Rev Wright was preaching hatred toward whites and the USA. His G-D America sermon should have told you all you needed to know. If I had been sitting there when he said that I would have walked out on the spot. But Obama stayed b/c he agrees that America is evil and has robbed from other countries...

This race is not about what religion you come from but the pure fact that..... Obama just is NOT getting the job done. PERIOD! Romney and Ryan make a great team for A LOT of reasons and the first is the economy. America HAS to get back to work soon or we are doomed! Why would anyone think we can just keep borrowing and spending money? You just can't do that.

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